Organization+of+Our++Library

Our elementary library is organized into 6 main sections. The nonfiction section is covered in more detail in the next task. Please note that a books location in the library is identified as it's "call number" even if it doesn't contain any numbers at all.

about real people || ABC order according the the first three letters of the subject's last name. ||
 * Title of Section || Preceding Call Number || Description || Organization System ||
 * Everybody Books || E || Picture books || ABC order according to the first three letters of the author's last name. ||
 * Fiction || F || Fictional chapter books || ABC order according to the first three letters of the author's last name. ||
 * Biography || B || Informational books
 * Magazines || Mag || Assorted magazines || Organized in bins, which are labeled according to the title of the series. ||
 * Reference || Ref || Atlas', Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Thesaurus', Almanacs || Not available for check out. Following the preceding call number they are numbered individually. ||
 * Nonfiction || Series of Numbers || Variety of books generally considered to be informational in nature. || Dewey Decimal Classification System: In numerical order according to the numbers, then secondarily by the first three letters of the author's last name. ||

Now that you have a basic understanding of how the Everybody Books, the Fiction section and the Biography section are organized, you will complete the next portion of this lesson. Please visit the following website and play the Sorting game. When you are finished, test your knowledge by playing the Alphabet Shelving game and see if you can complete the Genius level.

http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html